Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd has raised the alarming issue of maltreatment and abuse of migrant workers in the Gulf Region and other parts of the world during a recent gathering of world labor leaders.

At the conclusion of the first round of Negotiations for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) held in New York, Bello called for better protection of migrant workers and urged member countries of the Gulf Cooperating Council to promote decent work in light of rampant cases of maltreatment and abuse of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly household service workers (HSWs) or domestic helpers in the Middle East.

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